Alan Drew:Gardens of Water: A Novel
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Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew’s stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families–one Kurdish, one American–and the sacrifice and … Plus…
Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew’s stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families–one Kurdish, one American–and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.In a small town outside Istanbul, Sinan Basioglu, a devout Muslim, and his wife, Nilüfer, are preparing for their nine-year-old son’s coming-of-age ceremony. Their headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter, İrem, resents the attention her brother, Ismail, receives from their parents. For her, there was no such festive observance–only the wrapping of her head in a dark scarf and strict rules that keep her hidden away from boys and her friends. But even before the night of the celebration, İrem has started to change, to the dismay of her Kurdish father. What Sinan doesn’t know is that much of her transformation is due to her secret relationship with their neighbor, Dylan, the seventeen-year-old American son of expatriate teachers.İrem sees Dylan as the gateway to a new life, one that will free her from the confines of conservative Islam. Yet the young man’s presence and Sinan’s growing awareness of their relationship affirms Sinan’s wish to move his family to the safety of his old village, a place where his children would be sheltered from the cosmopolitan temptations of Istanbul, and where, as the civil war in the south wanes, he hopes to raise his children in the Kurdish tradition.But when a massive earthquake hits in the middle of the night, the Basioglu family is faced with greater challenges. Losing everything, they are forced to forage for themselves, living as refugees in their own country. And their survival becomes dependent on their American neighbors, to whom they are unnervingly indebted. As love develops between İrem and Dylan, Sinan makes a series of increasingly dangerous decisions that push him toward a betrayal that will change everyone’s lives forever.The deep bonds among father, son, and daughter; the tension between honoring tradition and embracing personal freedom; the conflict between cultures and faiths; the regrets of age and the passions of youth–these are the timeless themes Alan Drew weaves into a brilliant fiction debut.From the Hardcover edition. Alan Drew, Books, Fiction and Literature, Gardens of Water: A Novel Books>Fiction and Literature, Random House Audio Publishing Group<
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Alan Drew, Read by Mark Bramhall:Gardens of Water
- nouveau livre 2008, ISBN: 9780739358818
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New WritersIn a small village outside Istanbul, Sinan, a struggling Kurdish grocer, hearsan odd and ominous rumbling. In the rush of destruction that follows… Plus…
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New WritersIn a small village outside Istanbul, Sinan, a struggling Kurdish grocer, hearsan odd and ominous rumbling. In the rush of destruction that follows, hisfirst thought is for his young son, buried beneath the earthquake's debris -then for his wife and daughter. It is an impulse that will torment him foryears to come. Gardens of Water is a stunning and inspiring debut. At its center aretwo families, and the complexities Barnes & Noble Discover Great New WritersIn a small village outside Istanbul, Sinan, a struggling Kurdish grocer, hearsan odd and ominous rumbling. In the rush of destruction that follows, hisfirst thought is for his young son, buried beneath the earthquake's debris -then for his wife and daughter. It is an impulse that will torment him foryears to come. Gardens of Water is a stunning and inspiring debut. At its center aretwo families, and the complexities of culture and faith that divide them. Sinan's 15-year-old daughter, Irem, dreams of escaping the drudgerytradition expects of her and finds refuge and hope in Dylan, the 19-year-oldson of American missionaries. As their love develops through chanceencounters and furtive meetings, Sinan is forced to make decisions bothtragic and inevitable. His inexorable journey to the ultimate betrayal isone, as a father, he could never have imagined. The regrets of age and the passion of youth, the bond between fatherand daughter, the desire for a different life, the desperate longing tohonor tradition while finding a small measure of happiness outside it -these are the themes around which Drew has fashioned his unforgettablenovel. Raw, emotional, and superbly told, Gardens of Water illuminatesmuch more than the differences that divide us; it immerses us in the commonground we all share.(Spring 2008 Selection) Books, Fiction~~Historical, Gardens-of-Water~~Alan-Drew, 999999999, Gardens of Water, Alan Drew, Read by Mark Bramhall, 0739358812, Random House Audio Publishing Group, , , , , Random House Audio Publishing Group<
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Drew, Alan:Gardens of Water A Novel
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Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew’s stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families–one Kurdish, one American–and the sacrifice and love that bind the… Plus…
Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew’s stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families–one Kurdish, one American–and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.In a small town outside Istanbul, Sinan Basioglu, a devout Muslim, and his wife, Nilüfer, are preparing for their nine-year-old son’s coming-of-age ceremony. Their headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter, Irem, resents the attention her brother, Ismail, receives from their parents. For her, there was no such festive observance–only the wrapping of her head in a dark scarf and strict rules that keep her hidden away from boys and her friends. But even before the night of the celebration, Irem has started to change, to the dismay of her Kurdish father. What Sinan doesn’t know is that much of her transformation is due to her secret relationship with their neighbor, Dylan, the seventeen-year-old American son of expatriate teachers.Irem sees Dylan as the gateway to a new life, one that will free her from the confines of conservative Islam. Yet the young man’s presence and Sinan’s growing awareness of their relationship affirms Sinan’s wish to move his family to the safety of his old village, a place where his children would be sheltered from the cosmopolitan temptations of Istanbul, and where, as the civil war in the south wanes, he hopes to raise his children in the Kurdish tradition.But when a massive earthquake hits in the middle of the night, the Basioglu contemporary,domestic life,fiction,literary,literature and fiction,romance,women's fiction Romance, Random House Audio<
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Alan Drew:Gardens of Water A Novel
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Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew’s stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families–one Kurdish, one American–and the sacrifice and love that bind the… Plus…
Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew’s stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families–one Kurdish, one American–and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.In a small town outside Istanbul, Sinan Basioglu, a devout Muslim, and his wife, Nilüfer, are preparing for their nine-year-old son’s coming-of-age ceremony. Their headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter, Irem, resents the attention her brother, Ismail, receives from their parents. For her, there was no such festive observance–only the wrapping of her head in a dark scarf and strict rules that keep her hidden away from boys and her friends. But even before the night of the celebration, Irem has started to change, to the dismay of her Kurdish father. What Sinan doesn’t know is that much of her transformation is due to her secret relationship with their neighbor, Dylan, the seventeen-year-old American son of expatriate teachers.Irem sees Dylan as the gateway to a new life, one that will free her from the confines of conservative Islam. Yet the young man’s presence and Sinan’s growing awareness of their relationship affirms Sinan’s wish to move his family to the safety of his old village, a place where his children would be sheltered from the cosmopolitan temptations of Istanbul, and where, as the civil war in the south wanes, he hopes to raise his children in the Kurdish tradition.But when a massive earthquake hits in the middle of the night, the Basioglu contemporary,domestic life,literary,literature and fiction,romance,women's fiction Romance, Random House Audio<
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Alan Drew:Gardens of Water A Novel
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Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew's stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families-one Kurdish, one American-and the sacrifice and love that bind the… Plus…
Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew's stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families-one Kurdish, one American-and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.In a small town outside Istanbul, Sinan Basioglu, a devout Muslim, and his wife, Nil?fer, are preparing for their nine-year-old son's coming-of-age ceremony. Their headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter, Irem, resents the attention her brother, Ismail, receives from their parents. For her, there was no such festive observance-only the wrapping of her head in a dark scarf and strict rules that keep her hidden away from boys and her friends. But even before the night of the celebration, Irem has started to change, to the dismay of her Kurdish father. What Sinan doesn't know is that much of her transformation is due to her secret relationship with their neighbor, Dylan, the seventeen-year-old American son of expatriate teachers.Irem sees Dylan as the gateway to a new life, one that will free her from the confines of conservative Islam. Yet the young man's presence and Sinan's growing awareness of their relationship affirms Sinan's wish to move his family to the safety of his old village, a place where his children would be sheltered from the cosmopolitan temptations of Istanbul, and where, as the civil war in the south wanes, he hopes to raise his children in the Kurdish tradition.But when a massive earthquake hits in the middle of the night, the Basioglu contemporary,domestic life,literary,literature and fiction,romance,women's fiction Romance, Random House Audio<
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